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Scientists race to validate controversial superconductor claim – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 03 August 202303 August 2023

South Korean scientists claim to have created a room-temperature superconductor, which could could revolutionise nearly anything that uses electricity or magnets. But many experts […]

WHO says NZ’s tobacco control nearly among the best in the world – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 01 August 202301 August 2023

New Zealand is one step away from joining a small club of countries that have implemented all of the World […]

The impact of Meta’s algorithms during the 2020 US election – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 28 July 202328 July 2023

US researchers worked with Meta to analyse how the social media company’s algorithms influenced what people saw and believed during […]

Deep sea mining test may have had lasting impacts – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 18 July 202318 July 2023

A deep sea mining test that lasted just two hours may have reduced fish and shrimp populations in the surrounding […]

“Limited” evidence for cancer risk from common sweetener aspartame – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 18 July 202318 July 2023

Two World Health Organization bodies have conducted independent reviews, concluding there is only limited evidence a sweetener used in many […]

The murky legal waters of deep-sea mining – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A | Published: 06 July 202307 July 2023

The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is about to miss a key deadline to establish a deep-sea mining code for international […]

Your local park could hold the fountain of youth – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 29 June 202329 June 2023

Having green spaces like parks and community gardens in your neighbourhood could be associated with slower biological aging, new international research suggests. […]